Next time you stand in the shower, take a moment to reflect that the warmth you feel is from the sunlight of hundreds of millions of years ago.
Prehistoric plants absorbed the sunlight shining onto the earth and stored it as carbon in the form of oil, gas and coal. Using these resources is a driver of climate change, as carbon is put back into the atmosphere at a much faster rate than present day plants can absorb it. And what's more, we are using them to produce epic quantities of rubbish which will litter the surface of the earth for thousands of years to come.
To give an idea of the scale, more than 70,000 tonnes of paper cups are used in the UK each year, enough for seven billion drinks. And in the USA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 25 billion styrofoam cups are used and thrown away each year. The negative impact of these products bites twice! First in production, which for oil-based plastics can lead to significant carbon emissions, and second after use, where they will sit in landfill for centuries to come.
At Vegware, we are using technology in creative ways to reduce the impact of our daily lives. Our solution is to take a fresh look at the materials used in catering disposables and food packaging, and replace existing products with low-impact versions.
We use either annually-renewable or recycled raw materials, and ensure that our finished products are compostable. This means that Vegware products are cleaner and safer to manufacture, and don’t need to go to landfill after use.
